Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02


Charles II. Move and Joseph Reichber
were drowned Sunday while boating on
the canal near Indianapolis.
A fire in brooklyn, on Saturday night,
destroyed the cooperage works of L.. M.
Palmer, freight house Of the Eric rail-
road, and some smaller buildings. The
losses are 1900, 900, of which $4,000
falls on tho cooperage. A fireman had
three ribs broken by falling wall.
A shanty OF the No. 2 shaft of the new
Oroton aqueduct, at Merritt's Corners, N.
Y, was burned early Sunday morning.
About % men were sleeping Mt the time
Two OF them-James Connolly and
another, name unknown-perished and
two others were severely burned, one,
named Michael Baker, perhaps fatally.
Celestin Vezeau, his son Charles, Joseph
Robindoux, Wilfred Herrieux, Phileas
Vanier and Nelson Montreauil went into
row-boat from Montreal to Nuns
Island on Saturday night. They spent
the night in drinking and, on trying to
get back to the city early Sunday morn
ing, the boat capsiZed and all except
Montreauil were drowned.
The International brotherhood of To-
connective Engineers held union meet
ing In Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, with
1900 engineers present and G, 900 visitors.
An open meeting was held Ut tho Opera
House in tho afternoon, with addresses Of
welcome by Governor Foraker, the mayor
Of the city and Congressman Cultivate.
The principal address Of the day was de-
livered by Grand Chief Engineer 2. M.
Arthur, of Cleveland, who gave detailed
sketch Of the organization, its history and
the work which it has done and proposes
to accomplish.
The usual weekly meeting Of the Anti.
Poverty Society was held in the Academy
of Music, New York, Sunday night. DR.,
MoGlynn and Henry George were the
principal speakers. DIR. McGlynn said
among other things: "We want The
earth. We want the land because we want
the kingdom of heaven, because He has
given it to us. We want it not 80 mueI
as right, but as duty, because lie has
laid before us as duty never to surren
der 1t, The object OF the new crusad,
was really to preserve the sacred rights
to property; TO enforce the communication,
thou shalt not STEAL II the men clad i,
purple and fine linen, who sit in hiol
places in the synagogue and presume
even 70 lock the gate of heaven 20 on a.
they are going, the day ia not far distan
when you'll have TO come TO theatres 1,
get your religion. II the Son of Maj
were TO appear to-day He would not h
permitted to preach in any Ohristia,
pulpit. His manner, His attire, His doc
trlnea would seem too strange 10 thos
who assume to represent Him."
AT 10 minutes before 8 O'Clock Sun
day morning, an earthquake shock, witt
hitting motion" lasting five seconds wa
felt In the City of Mexico and surround
ing towns. Then low roar was heard
accompanied by stiff breeze, and the
followed violent oscillation Of the cart
which lasted 80 seconds, and awoL
nearly the whole population, HouEe
swayed as II they were ships az sea. an
. persons rising from their beds were /
many cases thrown 10 the floor. Raj
: were rung in the hotels, and eyerywher
doors were forced open, Then cam
. stu another oscillation of much yioIeno,
proceeding from north to south. Durin
this shock crockery was thrown down an
pictures demolished in several honaa,
Then followed scene of general 90,
fusion, dogs barking and horses neiohin
and stamping In their stables. Thousand
OF persons dressed themselves and al
not go to bed again. Reports receive
) yesterday do not show any fatalities /
the result OF the earthquake. AT M
: Scnool OF Mines, Secretary UQalde r,
ports that the self-registerinR seismic /,
st,urents showed that heavy shock ha
tass place. Or